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P. H. HAMILTON. HOLDER FOR OIL BURNERS. APPLICATION FILED DEC-.14. 191s.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE. V

PAUL H. HAMILTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AUGMORE MANUFAC-TURING 00., 0F CLEVELAND, 01-110, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

HOLDER FOR OIL-BURNERS.

Application filed December 14, 1918.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, PAUL H. HAArIL'rON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland in the county of Cu aho 'a and,

7 a n v u .State of Ohio have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Holders for Oil-Burners, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to oil burners of the type known as overlyingretort, in which the oil is conducted through a pipe located above thejet opening so that the flame heats the oil in the pipe and generatesgas which is burned at the opening.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved holder orcasing for supporting such a device in position for use, the holdercomprising a casting which can he cheaply made in one piece and whicheliminates a number of pipe joints or unions heretofore used in devicesof thiskind. The holder may be located in a stove or any other placewhere the burner is to be used.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a section on theline 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the oil supply pipewhich is coupled by union 7 to the retort pipe 8 which is curved toU-shape to form a lower branch 9 provided with a jet opening 10 andclosed at the end by a cap 11. A heating block 12 is mounted on theretort tube above the jet, to receive the heat and conduct it to thetube.

The holder or support comprises a base 13 in the form of a pan standingon legs 14 and this pan may have a piece of absorbent ma- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 266,807.

terial 15 in the bottom thereof, such as asbestos or the like. One endof the pan has a standard or upright part 16 with a notch 17 at the topand the bottom of the pan is provided with two lugs 18 projectingupwardly therefrom.

In assembling the parts, the upper branch of the tube 8 is set in thenotch 17 where it is clamped by the coupling 7 and a nut 19 on the tube,the nut being tightened against the upright 16 adjacent the notch. Thelower arm of the tube fits between the lugs 18. When the parts are thusassembled. the

burner tube will be securely held in position in the holder. The pan 13is used for starting purposes by allowing some of the oil to flow out ofthe hole 10 into the pan and lighting the same to start the generationof gas in the usual manner.

The simplicity and cheapness of the device are obvious and it can bevery quickly assembled for the intended purposes.

I claim:

The combination with the U-shaped tube of a burner of the overlyingretort type, of a holder comprising a pan into which the lower arm ofthe tube extends and an upright at one end of the pan having a notchreceiving the upper arm of the tube, clamp ing means on the tube andengaging opposite sides of said upright, and lugs in the bottom of thepan, between which the lower arm of the tube fits.

In testimony whereof, I do affix my sig nature in presence of twowitnesses.

PAUL H. HAMILTON.

lVitnesses J OHN A. BOMMHARDT, ROBERTSON BOWIE.

